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Charles Geschke, co-founder of Adobe and co-inventor of the PDF, has died at 81 Charles “Chuck” Geschke, a co-founder of Adobe who helped develop the PDF, has died at age 81, the company said in a statement. ”As co-founders of Adobe, Chuck and John Warnock developed groundbreaking software that has revolutionized how people create and communicate,” Narayen said. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/18/22390452/charles-geschke-cofounder-adobe-inventor-pdf-obituary

The first member of Congress has died from COVID-19 Rep. Ron Wright (R-TX) has died after two weeks in the hospital with COVID-19, his office announced today. Wright was the first sitting member of Congress to die from the disease. Wright was 67 years old and had a number of comorbidities. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/8/22272521/ron-wright-dies-covid-texas-gop-congress

On-screen, his dying words captured our imaginations. Now, he’s left us for real. Dutch actor Rutger Hauer died on Friday at the age of 75, according to reports from Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. His funeral was held today. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/24/20708804/blade-runner-rutger-hauer-dead-tears-in-rain-replicant-roy-batty https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/64818445/EAQY34VXoAAMNAX.0.jpg